12:50 AM,
Apr. 4, 2013

Scotty Young (16) is battling with Ryan Higgins for the starting quarterback job with Louisiana Tech this season.

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Matt Vines
mvines1@thenewsstar.com

RUSTON - Louisiana Tech football fans hoping to see a leader in the quarterback competition didn't get a clear-cut choice Wednesday as coach Skip Holtz released the first spring football depth chart.

Redshirt junior Scotty Young and redshirt freshman Ryan Higgins were separated just by an "or" on the depth chart, meaning the players are interchangeable as starters.

"I think Scotty and Ryan have a heckuva competition going on at quarterback," said Holtz, who will release a second depth chart after evaluating Saturday's 10 a.m. scrimmage. "Today we worked red zone where the windows get ...